Paula Dell
About
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Lindblom Math and Science Academy
Paula is a national board certified science teacher at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Dell developed a close working relationship with the Chicago Shedd Aquarium's education department during an excursion to study plant and animal life in the Bahamas, and works with them on many projects, including setting up an underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV) club at Lindblom. Ms. Dell believes that scientific exploration, in its many diverse forms, is a crucial step in understanding the world in which we live and in understanding the evolution of diversity and intricacy of organisms, environmental influences, and their interconnections. Ms. Dell is a strong proponent of teaching science through inquiry and pushes her students to design their own labs, to think through problems as a team, and propose explanations based on the evidence they collect. Just like "real" scientists.
Paula Dell's Content
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March 28, 2013 From Permafrost to Pipeline to Perfection... |
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June 13, 2011 One Continent Closer |
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June 21, 2011 The results are in and I'm signing out |
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June 12, 2011 Deciphering the role of microbes in the ocean |
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June 10, 2011 Cartilaginous is the Word of the Day |
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June 9, 2011 Gyotaku |
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June 8, 2011 The Scenic Route to Punta Arenas |
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June 7, 2011 Ever Thought About Becoming a Captian of the Ship? |
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June 6, 2011 A Farewell Plunge |
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June 5, 2011 Chicago - only 7,486 miles away |
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| Just like real scientists — high school teacher Paula Dell at the bottom of the world | Article | 11 October 2012 |
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Elvis... |
Predatory Spiders in the Arctic Food Web 2013 | March 28, 2013 - 9:02am |
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Looks Amazing! |
High Arctic Change 2011 | July 26, 2011 - 7:16am |
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Welcome to the North End |
Forest Response to Arctic Environmental Change | July 7, 2011 - 5:48am |
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You Made It! |
Microbial Activity in Thawing Arctic Permafrost | June 24, 2011 - 3:56am |
Hi Bill! Glad you enjoyed my posts last time around. I too am REALLY
{read more}looking forward to the next leg of the research. Looking forward to
hearing more from you.
Paula
Hi Mike,
{read more}I have seen some of the most amazing things up here. We continue to
search for the elusive "Aurora." Some easier to find than others...I
still have til Saturday.
Hey Janet,
{read more}Yes, those fish prints are great. I have already spoken with a couple art teachers at school to do this with them next Fall with our students. We had a few days with no internet. I'll give you a call later in the week.
Hi Betsy, Glad you liked it! It's cloudy so often but when it's clear it's amazing. You should definitely try to make it down here. We saw a red moon last night. Haven't seen any aurora, but I'll keep looking.
{read more}Paula
Hi Katelyn,
I do miss my friends and family. But I also know that I will see them soon. Antarctica is so incredibly beautiful and so interesting so that makes it a lot easier to be away from home. Sometimes it's good to get out of what is familiar and explore something new.
Thanks...{read more}
Hi Susie and Prestige,
After the experiment we examine the animals and then take a lot of samples of their blood, muscles, heart, brain, liver, etc. We also take a little bit of their fins for DNA testing to see if how closely these fish are related in different parts of Antarctic waters....{read more}
Hi Dylan and Colleen,
Wow! That is a really hard question. I think it is impossible to narrow it down to a single great moment. The trip is made up of tons of really great moments. It was pretty amazing the first time we sailed into Antarctica waters and were surrounded by the huge,...{read more}
Hi Tykia and Shakur,
There is a saying down here - "there is no bad weather, just bad clothing." I have found that if I am dressed properly, even though it might be uncomfortable with so many layers or thick clothes, the cold is okay. It hasn't been as cold as I thought it would be here....{read more}
Hi Casey and JD,
I actually spelled it wrong in my journal. It is Flandres. Anyway, the fish there are similar to the fish where we have been fishing. So they have anti-freeze proteins in their blood so that they don't freeze. That makes it possible to survive in such cold, cold waters....{read more}
The yo-yo camera is a regular camera in a waterproof housing. It is attached to the structure that I pictured in my journal. There is a long cord attached to a weight. As the ship moves very slowly along the yo-yo camera is slowly lowered with a winch. The weight is on the bottom of the sea...{read more}